Terror Can’t Break the Spirit of our Running Community

BY ELAINE KUPSER

I went for a run along the Charles River three days after the bombings at the Boston Marathon. So many run­ners were out so soon after Monday’s race, displaying their mara­thon blue and yellow.

Brother’s Racing Spirit Fuels Sister’s Striving

BY DEANNA REGAN

I never miss running more than when I physically can’t do it. If I’m injured or sick, I long for the intoxication that only a steadily fast heartbeat can provide. Occasionally I take this for granted during long, healthy stretches and I dread another day of working out.

Adventurer’s 8 tips to a Happy and Healthy Life

BY MATT MOSTELLER

An alarming increase in life-altering ailments such as diabetes, obesity, anxiety and stress is sweeping North America.

By Ed Ayres, 207 PAGES, The Experiment Publishing

Ed Ayres is either a runner by inclination and philosopher by nature, or a runner by nature and philosopher by inclination.

By John Hanc, 141 pages, skyhorse publishing

For thousands of runners, earning an entry to the Boston Marathon is their quest for a holy grail. If you want to begin to understand why, consider that this oldest of North American marathons has a storied history that dates back to 1887.

How to get lean for peak performance

By MAtt fitzgerald, 277 pages, velopress

Matt Fitzgerald lays out his systematic approach to performance enhancement through weight management in Racing Weight. I opened this book with apprehension, wary of weight management tactics, but this book ran over all worries.